Mennen After Shave Ad: Did That Man "Wow" Me? Natch ! from 1940's

Description

This is an
Mennen Skin Bracer Ad
.
Hard to Find Early Pages!
Great Artwork!
This
was cut from the original newspaper Sunday comics section of
1930's -1950's.
Size
: 7.5 x 15 inches (Third Full Page).
Paper
: Some light tanning/wear, otherwise: Excellent! Bright Colors!
Pulled from loose sections!
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Mennen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mennen
Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder, 1898 advertisement.
Owner
Colgate-Palmolive
Country
United States
Markets
worldwide
Previous owners
1878 - Mennen Company
1992 - Colgate
Mennen
is a brand owned in most parts of the world by the
Colgate-Palmolive
Company. Its most notable product, Mennen
Speed Stick
, with its
fougère
perfume
and green wide stick, was the market leader among
deodorants
and
antiperspirants
for men for many years. It was also noted for its
Teen Spirit
deodorant, which was the leader in teenage girls' deodorants during the early 1990s.
In
France
, the Mennen branding is owned by
L'Oréal
through its Mennen-LASCAD subsidiary, for a line of men's grooming products.
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Contents
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1
History
2
Today
3
References
4
External links
History
[
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]
The Mennen Company was founded in 1878 by
Gerhard Heinrich Mennen
, an immigrant from
Germany
. His first product was talcum-based powder, an innovation at the time. The company was originally located in Newark, New Jersey, moving to
Morristown, New Jersey
in 1953, where it manufactured and sold
over-the-counter
pharmaceuticals
and personal products such as the
Skin Bracer
,
Speed Stick
, and
Baby Magic
products. Lady Speed Stick was a foray into the women's market, and was a huge success due to its shape, which fit a woman's hand, and fragrances. Gerhard's grandson,
G. Mennen Williams
, served as
Governor of Michigan
from 1949-1961 and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President
Lyndon B. Johnson
from 1961-1966.
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[
clarification needed
]
The slogan
By Mennen
was created by Richard J. Mercer to advertise Mennen products. The associated jingle, written by Doug Katsaros, contained just three notes, and ended each television commercial for Mennen products.
The company was led by several generations of the Mennen family before being sold to Colgate in 1992. Today none of the Mennen family is involved in the company or its current parent. The former headquarters building, in Morris Twp., New Jersey, is in the process of being demolished. Next to it remains the
Mennen Arena
, a multi-purpose sports facility often used for hockey and public ice skating.
At
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
, there is a giant advertisement painted on the rock face of
Maryland Heights
. While faded and indistinct today, it reads "Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder" and was painted between 1903 and 1906.
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Today
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edit
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Today, the name
Mennen
is being phased out in some regions and products in many countries are becoming known simply as Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick. In North America, both products, as well as
Skin Bracer
and
Afta
are still being marketed as being "by Mennen," where the name is still well-known and holds positive connotations. The
Baby Magic
line was sold to
Playtex
, who has since sold the brand to
Naterra
; Colgate-Palmolive retained the Baby Magic branding (as
Baby Magic Mennen
) for the Latin American market.
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